The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bill Bird finished 1,656th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:27:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:06v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:37v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 3:49v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:01v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:00v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:20v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 3:54v median −0:12
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 6:01v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2761
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,761 men who finished.